Located along the trendy Shad Thames harbourside, Le Tour offers indoor and outdoor dining, all with a view of the magnificent Tower Bridge. You can choose to dine in the more formal restaurant, but we chose the more relaxed bistro.
Food
We ordered from Le Menu du Marche, which offered 3 choices of each item. As you might've figured out from the name, Le Tour serves up modern French cuisine.
Entrees:
- Deep fried salt & pepper squid - a super light batter, with a fresh tangy lemon dipping sauce.
- Duck & pork rillette - quite meaty, with a great flavour.
- Braised chicken with olives - a rich tomato based sauce.
- Classic fish pie - like a cottage pie really, not what I imagined, but quite good nevertheless.
- Eton mess - how very English for a French restaurant. Berries were still in season, so made this dessert much better than it should be.
Rating - 6.5
Atmosphere
Situated by the Thames with a great view of Tower Bridge. We sat outside in the covered patio, and watched the sunset over the Tower. There were groups and couples, all enjoying drinks or snacks, winding away a lovely spring weekend. This is definitely a place to bring your date.
Rating - 3
Service
Very slow to take our order and deliver drinks, but the food arrived very quickly. Nearly all the waiters were genuine French, so I forgive them.
Rating - 2.5
C-factor
Two courses at £13.50, Three courses at £17.50, pretty decent for great food.
Rating - 1.5
Brownie Points - 13.5
Info
The Butlers Wharf Building
36d Shad Thames
London
SE1 2YE
Phone 020 7403 8403
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